Book arts - Mysterious paper sculptures left in Edinburgh libraries - Central Station Blog post

Mysterious paper sculptures - Central Station Blog post:

Guardian article, 3rd March 2011:

One day in March, staff at the Scottish Poetry Library came across a wonderful creation, left anonymously on a table in the library. Carved from paper, mounted on a book and with a tag addressed to @byleaveswelive - the library's Twitter account - reading:"

It started with your name @byleaveswelive and became a tree.…
... We know that a library is so much more than a building full of books… a book is so much more than pages full of words.…
This is for you in support of libraries, books, words, ideas….. a gesture (poetic maybe?)

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8 days left ! The Zen Book of Hours by Moira Brown » Kickstarter

The Zen Book of Hours by Moira Brown » Kickstarter:

See the painting project from my friend who's nearly completed her Kickstarter funding project. You get a thick book of 365 paintings from her gardens, showing "the forgotten or overlooked corners, sometimes awkward, sometimes full of humor. They are quiet voices, unexpected glimpses of Grace made manifest."

"... eight days to go... so much love to those who are jumping in..."

fern in april

fox grape in may


ruta graveolens in july"

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Paper Foxing - Book defects + Poster condition and grading #Collecting

paper foxing - book defects, originally uploaded by dotpattern.

Snowflake shaped "Foxing" damage is a common problem with paper produced after 1840 when wood pulp (with related impurities and additives) was substituted for cotton and other fibers that were used historically for the production of paper.

More information about poster condition and grading and poster collecting.


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The Book Surgeon (15 pieces) - My Modern Metropolis

The Book Surgeon (15 pieces) - My Modern Metropolis

Quaestionum physicarum controversarum By Andreas Libavius, Jacob Martini

Quaestionum physicarum controversarum By Andreas Libavius, Jacob Martini, originally uploaded by dotpattern.

Typographic ornaments from an alchemy book by Andreas Libavis.

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Jinny Yu | Paintings / Patterns

Jinny Yu | Paintings

Interesting pattern from Jinny Yu that reminds me of the endpapers for a book I reviewed recently - Pictorial Webster's: A Visual Dictionary of Curiosities. Jinny's work is being shown this month at The Convent of St. Cecilia in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

The pattern on the endpapers and the edge of the pages makes use of all the type that was stamped with a linotype machine for the captions of the book. All the type was cast together and printed with different colors.

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More marvelous marbling - The Private Library

Marbling and The Private Library

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